What a great mom!
Maria Young, age 29, who lives in Dorking, U.K., baked her daughter Emily, a life sized My Little Pony birthday cake. The final height of the cake is 4 foot 3 inches tall.
With roughly $80 dollars in ingredients, Maria made the MLP cake for her daughter Emily’s eighth birthday party. Once her daughter’s birthday was over, Young donated the reminder of the cake which went on to reportedly feed 900 people at a local school.
With the cake being made out of Rice Krispies, Young created her MLP tribute out of 86 eggs, 32 boxes of Rice Krispies, and 57.5 pounds of icing.
This wasn’t Young’s first attempt at creating something so large. Last year her son, Logan, age nine, asked her to make a dinosaur cake for his birthday. That creation ended up at over 2 foot tall.
Reportedly, Young’s MLP cake is comprised of over 250,000 calories and it weighs in at over 110 pounds. Some of the cakes body was constructed around a wooden frame, then the Rice Krispies were molded around the frame to create the pony legs, neck and head. The body of Young’s pony cake was built up with several layers of sponge cake with blueberry flavored filling.
It’s probably a safe bet to assume that Emily’s birthday party had a little Pinkie Pie spirit at it….
SOURCE: parentdish.co.uk

At one point, every Brony out there experienced their very first episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. For many of us, including me, this episode wasn’t just the first one we saw, but the first FIM episode ever made, the two part pilot, “Friendship is Magic.”
I’ll admit it; the pilot is not my favorite episode. It’s not even in my top ten because the pilot does exactly what it needs to, which is to present the concept and characters of the series, but it fails to do much else. It’s a very serious pair of episodes in comparison to the rest of the series, and is only able to scratch the surface of the Mane 6’s personalities. All of my favorite episodes of season one, like “Dog and a Pony Show” or “Party of One,” really dive into individual characters and make me laugh like crazy, and “Friendship is Magic” does neither of those things.
Thankfully, there is an explanation for all this, and the reason is that these are the only two episodes written by Lauren Faust, a phenomenal animator and the creator of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. The rest of the series was written by a team of professional writers, so the tone quickly changes in the following episodes to create the humor and warmth that make MLP so enjoyable.
All that being said, “Friendship is Magic” is still the episode that made me a fan after only the first 20 minutes. Celestia bless Netflix I didn’t have to stop watching after part one of “Friendship is Magic” because I was completely addicted to the show by the end of part two. The animation style, voice acting and characters are amazing, and these elements are present in the pilot. I love cartoons and anime, and it was clear from these very first episodes that My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was going to be special.
The pilot introduces the world of Equestria and its most charming inhabitants, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy. The Mane 6 are joined in this episode by every-pony’s favorite sidekick, Spike and the royal sisters, Celestia and Nightmare Moon (and her much sweeter form as Princess Luna).
Twilight Sparkle starts out as a loner who doesn’t have many friends, and who also isn’t looking for any. She is a little awkward with people and wants nothing more than to be alone and study, but that’s what makes her so endearing and relatable. I’ve never been able to just jump into conversations or charmingly mingle at parties either; I pretty much always manage to make a fool of myself, not unlike when Twilight drinks hot sauce instead of soda, so I instantly identified with Twilight Sparkle’s desire to retreat to her books.
At the dawning of the Summer Sun Celebration, Twilight’s worst fears are realized and Nightmare Moon escapes from her imprisonment on the moon to impose permanent night on Equestria. Twilight Sparkle and the rest of the Mane 6 must unite to save Ponyville and all of Equestria. Their mission is to find the Elements of Harmony. They discover that they embody the elements, Honesty, Compassion, Laughter, Generosity, and Loyalty, and in their fight to stop Nightmare Moon they realize that the sixth and most important element of harmony is Friendship. By working together as friends, the ponies are able to restore the Elements of Harmony. Once defeated, Nightmare Moon is released from her jealousy and rage and is able to be herself again, the adorable pony, Luna.
This two part episode is what started it all; Part one and two of the episode “Friendship is Magic” debuted the newest world of My Little Pony and created an enormous community of Bronies who cherish that world. I’m not claiming that the pilot is a masterpiece of MLP. In many ways, it fails to truly portray the charm and humor that make the series glow, but without the pilot, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic might never have been launched and we bronies would be missing our hooved friends. “Friendship is Magic” part one and two will always hold a special place in my heart because they made this fantastic series possible.
-Macaronage
Best quote from the episode: “Gaaaaaaaasp!” – Pinkie Pie when she first meets Twilight Sparkle

On Monday this week, Glenn Beck, on his radio asked his listeners to send in photos of themselves with their MLP collectables.
Although the story of nine-year-old Grayson Bruce surfuced on Brony websites well over a week or two before the national media picked it up, Beck has taken to the task of raising awareness of bullying in schools today.
Beck said on his radio show Monday, “Here’s why I’m torn on this because in a society where I have to build you a special bathroom because you’re confused…God forbid you were ever born a certain gender. No, no. I have to build a bathroom for you. But a nine-year-old boy can’t choose to be different? A nine-year-old boy can’t choose My Little Pony and be protected by the school?”
Beck was outspoken on the air Monday discussing how schools today when push comes to shove, are asking their students to hide who they are. In the wake of all this national coverage on Grayson Bruce and the North Carolina My Little Pony bullying, Grayson’s school, Buncombe County Schools released a statement on their official website: “We strive to foster a climate of respect and personal responsibility amoung students, and we do not tolerate bullying in any form.”
Beck’s response to the statement on the school website on Monday was, “You didn’t respect his viewpoint of ‘I like My Little Pony.’ Beck went on to say too, “Meanwhile, a nine-year-old who just likes My Little Pony is not a protected class, so he has to be told to hide who he is by the school.” Beck asked his listeners how they expected their children to understand what was up or down at school? Buncombe County School, according to reports has not yet taken action against the bullies of Grayson Bruce.
Keep the dialogue going about My Little Pony bullying. Use the hashtag #StandWithGrayson

Well Bronies, the bullies are at it again. Yet again, in North Carolina too. What is up with the bullying of My Little Pony fans in N.C.? First Michael Morones, now: Noreen Bruce, the mother of nine-year-old Grayson Bruce says that her son is being pushed around for bringing a MLP backpack to his school. The school has asked Bruce not to bring the bag to school anymore as they claim it triggers the bullying.
His classmates exclaim that My Little Pony is something that is just for girls.
“They’re taking it a little too far, with punching me, pushing me down, calling me horrible names, stuff that really shouldn’t happen,” Bruce told WLOS News13, an ABC News affiliate in Asheville, N.C. “Most of the characters in the show are girls, and most of the people put it toward girls, most of the toys are girlie.”
Bronies have been showing their support of Grayson Bruce. The nine-year-old even has a following on Facebook, after one of his friends created a page to support him. Yet, why aren’t the bullies at the school being punished?
Grayson’s school has declined to speak publicly about this matter but recently put out a statement, “an initial step was taken to immediately address a situation that had created a disruption in the classroom. We take bullying very seriously, and we will continue to take steps to resolve this issue.”
More on this story as it develops…

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Well, this is sort of weird, because we here at Brony.com thought that the Pony Toys had already come back and gone at McDonalds, but on a couple different websites–it’s being reported that the Pony Toys are, in fact, soon coming back to the Golden Arches. On the McDonald’s website HappyMeal.com we’ve spotted a nice picture of all of the Pony and Equestria Girls Toys that may be coming back shortly. Yet, there doesn’t seem to be any solid information on the site pertaining to exactly when the Pony Toys will be making their return. So, we put it in the hands of the people! Does anyone know anything about this? Has anyone spotted the return of the Toys at… Read more »

Discovery Family and Hasbro Studios kick off fifth season of beloved series, ‘My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic’ with special two-part premiere. Pony fans, rejoice! An all-new season of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, the beloved series created by Hasbro Studios, will debut on Discovery Family April 4, with two back-to-back premiere episodes beginning at 11am ET / 10am CT. Packed with new adventures, characters and self-discovery, Season 5 kicks off with a very special one-hour premiere, as our favorite ponies continue to explore the true magic of friendship only possible in Equestria. “Season 5 will really delve more into how the magic of cutie marks and friendship can impact those around you,” teases Hasbro Studios Executive Director, Brian… Read more »

Do you write My Little Pony stories? Do think that your Pony fiction stands above the rest? Well, we here at Brony.com would like to publish it on our site. Forget posting or sending it into other Pony sites. Brony.com has over 200,000 visitors each month. The best part? We’re willing to pay for it! Send us your Pony fan fiction on/or before April 6th, 2015. Whoever sends in the best MLP Fan Fiction to us will receive a $100 Gift Card for Brony.com! The Benefits: See your story on Brony.com and have it reach a massive audience of over 200,000 monthly visitors and have it seen by over 13, 000 Facebook followers. Submit for the chance to win… Read more »

As we reported yesterday, as usual–and, of course, a little bit behind the curve on the first five episodes of Season 5 of the show…A synopsis for Episode 6 has just popped up online! At this point, why not just release them all?!?!? Whatever happened to romance? Anticipation? Mystery? Are these things dead now? Blah! Season 5, Episode 6 to be titled “Appleoosa’s Most Wanted” will feature the infamous outlaw “Troubleshoes Clyde” returning to terrorize the Appleossa rodeo and the Cutie Mark Crusaders will have to set out to bring him to justice in order to get their cutie marks. Projected Airdate: May 2nd, 2015

With the start of Season 5 right around the corner the information pertaining to the first five episodes of S5 has hit the interwebs. In case you were curious, and don’t mind the idea of minor spoilers abound, here’s what the first five episodes of the season will be about: Episode #1 (S05, E01) Title: Cutie Markless (Part 1) Airdate: April 4th, 2015 What’s it about? The Mane 6 arrive in a village to solve a friendship problem and find out that everyone in the village has given up their Cutie Marks. Episode #2 (S05, E02) Title: Cutie Markless (Part 2) Airdate: April 4th, 2015 What’s it about? The Mane 6 have their Cutie Marks taken and must find… Read more »

Stop the presses! Given that we’ve seen various celebrities out themselves as Bronies in the last couple years we haven’t had a celebrity of Bill’s magnitude and respectability emerge from the pop culture ethos as a Brony. Until recently… Over in the land of tweets Shatner launched into several mentions of My Little Pony hinting at his admiration. Are we crazy, or is Shatner a Brony? Spock, God, we hope so… It all makes sense when you think about it…

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Welcome, My Little Pony fans! As fellow Bronies, we're proud to be part of the Brony Herd. It all began in 1983 with Hasbro's adorable My Little Pony toys. After animated specials, a feature-length film and animated television series like the wildly popular "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic," our magical unicorns are now a worldwide phenomenon. To celebrate this great tradition of adventure and friendship, we bring you our line of officially licensed My Little Pony merchandise.

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Be a loyal Brony wherever you go with our cool accessories. We have Rainbow Dash socks, a My Little Pony backpack, lanyards, wallets, trucker hat and more. Listen to your favorite tunes with the Rainbow Dash ear bud headphones. Our My Little Pony custom wigs will make you the hit of any party or the "Queen of Halloween."

Best of all, our "Brony blog" will keep you in the loop with all the latest My Little Pony news. Check back often for TV and film news, hints about upcoming "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" shows and more. We even talk to fans and people associated with the show. See our interviews with Cathy Weseluck (the voice of Spike) and illustrator Katie Cook. You can also watch My Little Pony videos.

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Welcome to the Brony community. Brony.com is your source for all things Brony and My Little Pony. Fans of the show (as well as people with an interest in the show) will be treated to recent and future developments in regards to My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic as well as the original MLP show. Visitors can also visit our online store and shop for Brony/My Little Pony shirts, sweatshirts, mugs and other MLP/Brony accessories.

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What is a Brony? Brony generally refers to any fan of My Little Pony who falls outside the traditional demographic of young females. Usually it refers to male MLP fans, but it can also refer to an adult females. Thanks to the Brony phenomenon, exposure to MLP has grown and has crossed age and gender roles. That guy who was once considered a “nerd with a pony-shaped backpack” is now part of a growing trend. Bronyism is here to stay! The “extremely unexpected adult fans of My Little Pony” are no longer “unexpected,” but part of a trendy and growing movement. Why? Because friendship is Brony!

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